Museu do Eclipse

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Museu do Eclipse is a museum in Sobral, Brazil, dedicated to the 1919 solar eclipse that provided crucial evidence for Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity.

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1919 total solar eclipse 1
Museu do Eclipse canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf museum
commemorates Eddington’s 1919 eclipse expedition
experimental confirmation of general relativity
continent South America
country Brazil
dedicatedTo 1919 solar eclipse NERFINISHED
Albert Einstein NERFINISHED
general relativity
hasExhibit astronomical instruments or replicas related to eclipse observation
historical photographs of the Sobral eclipse observations
materials about the 1919 eclipse expeditions
panels about Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity
hasTheme astronomy
history of science
physics
inception 20th century
languageOfWorkOrName Portuguese
locatedIn Sobral NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Ceará NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone BRT
locatedNear original 1919 eclipse observation site in Sobral
mainSubject 1919 solar eclipse in Sobral
experimental tests of general relativity
namedAfter solar eclipse
openingHoursSpecification daytime hours (varies by season)
publicAccess yes
significantEvent 1919 solar eclipse observations in Sobral
subjectOf articles about the 1919 eclipse and general relativity
touristAttraction yes

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Sobral hasInstitution Museu do Eclipse
Eddington 1919 solar eclipse expedition relatedEvent Museu do Eclipse
this entity surface form: 1919 total solar eclipse